With only a hedgehog for a companion, Rhea defeats her evil captor in part by befriending his other wives and treating those around her with compassion. Especially when (spoilers) she discovers the shocking fates of Crevan's six other wives.Ī brilliant re-telling of the "Bluebeard" fairy tale, The Seventh Bride captures the horror of the original story, but Kingfisher creates a wonderful character in Rhea. But Rhea is ever practical, sensible, and kind, and she knows that an angry Crevan could destroy her family if she dared to tell him "no." Yet the more she discovers about the selfish, cold, cruel man she's about to marry, the more horrifying the prospect becomes. In fact, Rhea's tempted to refuse him when he makes a show of asking her and her family for her hand in marriage, even though that would be unthinkable. So it's a mystery to her why a rich nobleman, Lord Crevan, who she's never met suddenly decides he wants to marry her. She's not particularly pretty, though she works hard at the mill and knows a great deal about flour. What makes this story fascinating is the heroine, Rhea, a 15-year-old miller's daughter. It's a creepy, terrifying story about a young peasant girl who finds herself caught by a rich, powerful noble, who's also a deranged sorcerer. I discovered it while reading an essay about realistic fantasy heroines, and I loved it so much I read the whole book in one night. The Seventh Bride is a fantasy novel by T.
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